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Water Drops On Burning Rocks (2000)

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French bad boy director Francois Ozon follows up on his controversial first two films Sitcom (1998) and Criminal Lovers (1999) with this adaptation of a play that legendary German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder wrote when he was 19 years old. Retaining the play's four-act structure, the first act opens with middle-aged Leopold (Bernard Giraudeau) escorting young Franz (Malick Zidi) back to his apartment. Franz, who was on his way to visit his fianc�e Anna, allows himself to be picked up by

Unrated, 1 hr. 25 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Comedy

Directed By: Fran�ois Ozon

Written By: Fran�ois Ozon

In Theaters: Jul 12, 2000 Wide

On DVD: Oct 16, 2001

Zeitgeist Films

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Critic Reviews for Water Drops On Burning Rocks

All Critics (32) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (16) | Rotten (6) | DVD (4)

The film is very theatrical and admittedly 'staged,' but always purposefully.

January 1, 2000 Comment

Ernest Hardy

Film.com

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Good for Ozon, less so for Fassbinder.

October 10, 2004 Comment

Matt Bailey

Not Coming to a Theater Near You

...though it's not exactly good, there's something oddly compelling about the whole thing...

July 27, 2004 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Hilarity, tragedy and a bizarre dance number ensue in this well-executed film debut.

March 4, 2003 Full Review Source: Planet Sick-Boy

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Jon Popick

Planet Sick-Boy

It's a film that should satisfy followers of both Fassbinder and Ozon.

June 9, 2002 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

What first comes off as a simple satire brimming with an almost John-Waters-esque absurdity, can bear far deeper scrutiny and still not come up empty.

September 18, 2001 Full Review | Comment

Brandon Judell

PopcornQ

Franz -un adolescente de sexualidad a�n no definida del todo- es seducido por un adulto en su departamento, Leopold, y despu�s de la ...

September 4, 2001 Comment

Alex Ramirez

Cinenganos

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This is probably the picture Anne Wheeler wanted to make, but then again she could call this "Better than Chocolate: The Sequel" I dunno... "WDOBR" is a good littel independent picture that focuses on four interesting characters who happen to have a problem dealing with love and betrayle.

September 13, 2010

Brian R

Super Reviewer

This is the most pretentious movie ever made. It's almost awe inspiring! You would have thought that during the filming someone would have said to tone it down a bit but no way! This movie is so awful that it has set back French Cinema by at least a decade... all that work by Besson, Jeunet, Caro, and the "New French

October 29, 2008